Contributing Writer: Laurel Macdougall We love rainbows! And with St. Patricks Day & Spring just around the corner, these colors are making us happy. These headbands are easy to make. Enjoy all of our post via your favorite social network to get our updates:Twitter,Pinterest or Facebook and our readers preferred way via email. Rainbow Headband Supplies: tulle, our glue gun, a blank headband, and a scrapbook embellishment. I used three different sizes. The biggest was 2" in diameter, … [Read more...]
Mom-thenticity, Dirty Toilets and All
Featured Writer: Alia Hagenbach My sister-in-law, Sarah, just finished cleaning my toilets and scrubbing my tub, and then she’s going downstairs to cook dinner for my family. I don’t even want to clean my toilets, so I can only imagine how gross it is for her, who keeps an immaculate house, in spite of being busy with her three children. She also left me gorgeous flowers on my bedside table. Before you think she’s my personal slave or I’m blackmailing her, she’s the kindest soul for any … [Read more...]
Iron Sharpens Iron: My Wife, Not a Roommate
Contributing Writer: Dave Saavedra ~Iron Sharpens Iron Series~ Wives pass it on to your men! After 8 years of marriage and 4 children, I've come to realize the painful truth that I am pretty bad at being a husband! I could easily list all the selfish acts of betrayal that have marred both my wife and me, but that's not what I am referring to. A good friend of mine once confessed, "It's as if I have a roommate for a wife, instead of a wife for a wife." Unfortunately, I can relate. On my best day … [Read more...]
Loving Your Man When it Hurts: Infidelity
This has been a wonderful God used series! This is our last story in the Loving Your Man When It Hurts Series. To read the other stories go here. Contributing Writers: Jami and Mark Nato Jami shares as she looks back on that day: "my world literally collapsed. it was an out of body experience. i was so deeply upset, but could not comprehend that this situation was happening to me. this is crap you see on tv or in movies. but this was my life. i had two babies that needed a daddy, and daddy … [Read more...]
From Bows to Button Hair Clips
Contributing Writer: Laurel MacDougall I have a daughter that is too old for bows and ribbons. Yes, the day has come. I think these button clips are a great older option for girls hair. They are really easy to make - follow along. You need: Button cover kit - I used 3/4". The first time you buy this you need the kit. Any other times, you can just buy the refill. fabric scraps craft wire clip for hair OK - with your pliers, grab the shank and remove it. Next, cut a couple of inches … [Read more...]